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Colin Wood

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Colin Wood is StateScoop’s editor in chief. Contact him at colin.wood@statescoop.com or cwood.64 on Signal.

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Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Each California agency will get an AI cybersecurity officer

Cybersecurity

Sally AI — (Scoop News Group)

With aid of AI, nonprofit will offer cybersecurity assistance to local governments

Cybersecurity

Kathy Hochul — Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a roundtable discussion regarding her recent executive order establishing a moratorium on data centers in the state. (Alexander MacDougall / Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

New York boosts funding for water cybersecurity grants

Cybersecurity

Eric Holcomb — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks to guests at the 2023 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on April 13, 2023 in Indianapolis. (Scott Olson / Getty Images)

Governors association partners on $1M AI workforce project

State

K-12 cyber information exchange, incident catalog would be directed by CISA under new legislative proposal

Cybersecurity

Mikie Sherrill — Rep. Mikie Sherrill arrives to cast her vote on Nov. 4, 2025 in Montclair, New Jersey. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images)

New Jersey’s governor says 4,500 noncitizens will be removed from voter rolls

State

water treatment plant — (Getty Images)

Coordinated cyberattack disrupts water utilities in 30+ Minnesota communities

Cybersecurity

Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine — Tom Lishness of Windsor motors participates in the Powerboat division of the Pumpkin Regatta, part of the Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine, on Oct. 9, 2017. In addition to the motorized pumkins there were also those powered by paddle. Hundreds of spectators lined the wharf of the harbor. Others viewed the race, out of the rain, nearby in The Lincoln Theater. (Carl D. Walsh / Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Cyberattack against Maine telecom disrupted municipal internet service

Cybersecurity

FIFA fans — Supporters react as the United States men’s national soccer team defeats Australia 2-0 at FIFA Fan Fest at Centennial Olympic Park on June 19, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Julia Beverly / Getty Images)

‘Integrated’ cyber and physical attacks concerned FIFA planners

Cybersecurity